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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
STOREY'S WILL.
The Contest Renew ed I'm the Probate Court
Mt Chicago.

CHICAGO, April s.-The litigation over
the will of the late Wilbur F. Storey, pro-
prietOr of the Chicago Times, was re-
newed in the Probate Court before Judge
Knickerbocker to-day, on the application
of counsel for Anson L. Storey and other
heirs-at-law. The decision of the Su-
preme Court overruling that of the late
Judge Rogers was admitted to record
and the petition of Eureka C. Storey
filed December %, 1884, was dismissed.
This overrules the probating of the will
of 1881, but counsel for the widow filed
a second petition on behalf of their
client in which she prays that the
previous will, executed August IS, 1879,
be admitted to probate. This petition
shows that in the will in question Storey
left real estate and personal property
valued at 81 ,5OO. 900 and the only heirs-at-
law were the brother of the deceased,
Anson L. Storey, his sister Mary E. Far
rand; his niece, Mary E. Anderson, and
his nephew Edward ID. Chaplin. Notice
of application for the probating of the
will having been duly served on w. C.
Goudy, counsel for the other heirs-at-
law, the matter was taken up.
Jos. b. Chamberlain, one of
the witnesses to the will had
been specially cited from Boston by
Mrs. Eureka StOrey's counsel, and was
present in court. He testified to having
been in the apartment of Storey on the
day the will was executed; to having
seen Storey sign the will and to having
signed it himself at Storey's request.
The witness was Managing Editor Of the
Times at the time in question, had been
frequently in Storey's company, and con-
sidered him in no way incapacitated
from making his will. The witness was
not cross-examined. On application Of
Mr.. Goudy, the case was then continued
to Monday next.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
The stat. senate Committees.

For the Use OF those VINO desire a com.
plete and accurate list of the Senate
committees We give the following:
On JUDIcIARy-Messrs. Mallory. Wall,
Stockton, Walker, Blackwell, Stevens,
Coulter
On FINANCE AND IAxArIoN-Messrs.
orman.l Delano, Tolbert, Jones, Chand-
ler
OK AGRIcULTURE-Mess Mann, Neel,
Jones. Lee, Burnam.
On PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIoNs-
Messrs. Mckinne, Blackwell, Bryan,
Coulter. Martin.
ON PUBLIC LANDs-Messrs Delano.
Whidden, Chaires. Orman. Cole.
On LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES - Messrs.
Jones, Wall, Gaskins, Delano. Chandler.
Oh STATE AFFAIRs-Messrs. Whidden,
Miller, Tolbert. McKinne Fowler.
On RAILROADS AND TELEGRAPHs-
Messrs. Gaskins, Kelly, Whidden. Delano,
Walker.
on INDIAN AFFAIRS = Messrs. vii
Hams, Whidden, Chaires, johnson, Bur
nam.
OK MmITA-Messrs. Neel. Miller,
Coulter, Wall, Fowler.
On TEMPERANcE-Messr Lee. VIII
liams. Jones, Kelly, Fowler.
On APPRoPRIATIoSs-M Miller,
Bryan, Lee, Frazer. Cole.
OK EDUcATIoN-Messrs. judge, Or
man. Walker. Williams, Coulter.
On COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION
Messrs. Wall. Mallory, Kelly. Moreno,
McMurray.
OK CoRPoRATIoSs-Mes Blackwell,
McKinne, Neel. Williams, Fowler.
Oh ENROLLED BuIs-Messrs. Walker,
Williams, Stockton, Judge, Martin
On CITY AND COUNTY ORGANIZa TIONs
-Messrs. Bryan, Mallory, Moreno, Kel-
ly. McMurray.
On CLAIMs-Messrs. Stockton, Gas
kins. Chaires. Frazer, Walker.
OK PUBLIC Messrs. Stevens.
Judge. johnson. Wall. Martin.
on FIsHERIEs-Messrs. johnson. Neel,
Miller. Moreno, Fowler.
On STATE BOUNDARIES Messrs.
Chaires. Mallory, Stockton, Blackwell,
Fowler.
On IMMIGRATION - Messrs. Frazer,
Mann, Jones, Williams, Chandler
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
A GREAT ORGANIZATION.
Treaty Betw cen Two Bodies of Coal Mil
ers for Mutual support.

Treaty Between Two Bodies of Coal Min
for Mutual support.
PITTsBURG April S.-The coal miners
throughout the country are discussing
the formation of one gigantic Organiza-
ton by the amalgamatiOn of the National
Federation of Miners and the Miners
National Assembly of the Knights of
Labor. Heretofore considerable jealousy
has been manifested between the men,
bers of the two organizations, but lately
the officials have shown a disposition to
agree upon a plan for mutual benefit.
At recent meeting of the Execu-
tive Board of: the Federation of Miners
a resolution asking for a conference with
the Executive Board of the Miners
Assembly was adopted. The plan of
federation is that two executive boards
shall meet and devise a set of rules or
laws for the government of mining af
fairs. The laws are to provide for rep
resentatiOn from both the open and
secret branches of the organization. No
person is to secure an Office unless he
becomes a member of the Knights of
Labor. 1t is understood that the idea is
to have the Federation still retain its Or
ganization with the understanding that
all its members shall also be Knights.
This will also be likely to bring all of the
outside Knights into the Federation.
The Union mines would then belong to
both organizations. 1t is likely that the
Knights members will agree to the con-
farapca
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
A story Too often Repeated.

Dies MONIES, IA, April S.-Edward
Cummings and wife, of Davis City. who
have been married ten years, recently
separated ON account Of quarrels, the
wife going to her fathers house. Cum
mings visited her yesterday. and told her
she must come home. She refused to go,
and he said: IF we cannot live to-
gether, we will die together" He shot
her in the back part Of the neck and she
fell to the floor. He fired again, shatter-
ing her nose and hand, which she held
up against her face; then he shot him
self in the forehead. killing himself in
stantly. The physician attending the
woman entertains hopes of her recovery.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
GOOD FRIDAY.


Exchanges Closed and Business Suspended
In New York and Baltimore.
NEW YORK, April S.-TO-day being
Good Friday all down town exchanges
were closed, as were also the banks and
brokers' offices, which gave the street
quite a deserted appearance, something
like that of Sunday. The State and
United States Courts were closed and also
all the city departments that were not
required to be open by law. The Gus
toms House and Post-O Office were open
for the transaction of business, however.
Services appropriate to the day were
celebrated i'm the churches of all denom-
nations during the day.
BALTIMORE, April S.-GoOd Friday was
more generally observed in this city to-
day than ever known before. All public,
State and city business was suspended
and i'm the afternoon the Federal offices
closed. People generally attended church
service which was held in most of the
evangelical churches AS well as in the
Catholic. During the forenoon there
were fewer people on the street than on
ordinary business days and the police
had little to do. Many business houses
were closed after the early forenoon, and
an unusually marked respect was shown
to the day.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
A DOCTORS PERIL.

Rage OF an Anarchist .s the Servant Of /.
Corporation.
CHICAGO. April s.-Dr. W. n. Will
liams, Of No. 1892 Vernon avenue, had a
narrow escape Wednesday evening from
death at the hands of an infuriated An
archist. He was called to attend the 4
year old son Of Frank Mock. the boy hav-
ing been run over by Thirty-first street
car. DIR. Williams. who is employed by
by the street railway company. was en-
gagged in amputating the boys leg when
the father, who had heard Of the acci-
dent. arrived home. Mock was furious
when he saw DIR. Williams, and was inn
bued with the idea that he could have
revenge on the corporation by killing the
doctor. Seizing pistol ne ieveled it at
the physician. but it failed to explode.
The doctor escaped through rear win
dow, carrying sash and all with him, but
returned later with two other medical
men and finished the amputation. Mock
having been induced To see the necessity
Of it by the expostulations Of a neighbor.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
British Claims Against Hayti.

WAsHINGTON, April S.-AlthOugh cor
respondence has not yet begun between
the Department of State and the Govern
ment of Great Britain in regard to the
reported threat of that Government to
seize the TOrtugas Islands from Hayti,
in default of payment Of debt, yet an in
vestigation is making. All matters relat-
ing to the subject in possession of the De-
partment is being collected. The English
claim appears to be very intricate in its
nature. Correspondence had in MIR. Ere
linShuysen's administration shows that
the claim is an individual one, based
upon the number of cessions, sub-cess-
ions and contracts regar,iing the privi-
lege to cut mahogany that was not cut,
or at least not in sufficient quantity. The
amount of the claim in Secretary Ere
linghuysen's administration was placed
at $6OO, 900.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
SHOTS WERE FIRED.
Trouble Between striking Carpenter. aud
the Police.

tne fol1ce.
CHICAGO. April s.-At a meeting of
the Hyde Park carpenters held last
night, il was decided by a small ma jority
vote to go back to work to-day under the
terms Of the contract made for a year
about one month since. The contract
fixes the rate of wages at BIT cents per
hour. The Union is about $50 strong.
The members struck in sympathy with
the Chicago men Yesterday.
Fights between the strikers and the
imported carpenters occurred i'm many
parts of the city to-day. The strikers in
almost every case managed to elude the
police. Non-union men were compelled
to quit work in a number of instances,
especially i'm the outskirts of the city.
Nine strikers We're arrested at the corner
of Jackson and Clinton streets, where
they attempted to induce the men to quit
work. No violence had occurred, and
the prisoners claim that their arrest was
wholly unwarrantable. Shots were ex-
changed between policemen and strikers
near Humbolt Park.
.'Scabs were found at work by one of
our committee" said President kliyer,
of the Carpenters Council. They were
requested to quit. Suddenly a patrol
wagon loaded with policemen came, and
firing began on both sides. The shots
We're fired in the air, and nobody was
arrested
The hall of the striking carpenters on
Fifth avenue has been crowded all day
with strikers. 4 number of contractors
visited the hall during the day and
sought to engage men to help them out
on important work. Their appeals were
invariably denied. The strikers declare
that they will remain out until their
Union has been recognized, The car
penters claim that the bosses have ex-
pressed a willingness to give in and that
only about $50 are opposed to concession.
The carpenters claim that the strike will
soon end and it is thought that
meeting OF master carpenters, to be held
at the Builders Exchange tomorrow,
may settle the matter.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
Thel FIRST Interstate Commerce DE
cisiOn.


The Interstate Commerce Commits
sioners rendered their first decision yes
terday. Ii IL one that In wolves principle
of far-reaching Importance. and estab-
fishes "A precedent that In not likely 10
escape question or criticism.
The Commissioners have granted the
petition of the Southern Railway and
Steamship Association for temporary
suspension i'm its favor Of the long and
short haul clause Of the law. This As
sociatioD comprises numerous common
carriers whose operations cover vast
region. The law is suspended, there
fore, not In the case Of one corporation
merely, but of many; not ON one merely,
but many lines of traffic. II is suspended
not after but before investigation--"un
Ill the Commission can make a complete
examination of the matter For such
examination future hearings are 10 be
had by the Commission In several South
ern cities.
II is a serious question whether this
Commission has not exceeded OF strained
It's authority in thus suspending the
fourth section Of the law. The first part
Of that section declares that II shall be
unlawful for any common carrier 20
make "A greater aggregate charge Tor a
short than for long haul under the cir
cumstances prescribed. The law ~ now
All busH ect
trary to its provisions are prohibited and
unlawful. The Commissioners have no
power to suspend its operation generally
nor specifically, except as prescribed by
the law itself. Their only authority on
this point IL conferred by the proviso
with which the fourth section CLOSES
That upon application TO the commits.
sion appointed under the provisions OF
this act such common carrier may, In
special cases after Investigation by the
commission, be authorized To charge less
for longer than for shorter distances for
the transportation Of passengers or pro-
perty; and the commission may from
time to time prescribe the extent to
which such designated common carrier
may be relieved from the operation OF
this section Of the act.
That authorizes the Commissioners 70
relieve complaining company from the
operation of the law only'fi in special cases"
and after investigation by the Commits
sioners" IL does not empower them
10 make a general suspension or even
suspension In "a special case until an In
vestigation has been had and the justice
Of the complaint established.
IL may be that AN investigation will
show the Southern Railway petitioners
entitled To relief. But that In fact %
be shown before the operation Of the law
can be rightly stayed or modified In their
favor.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
PInched by Act of Congres..

JACKSON, Miss, April s.-The work
ing of the Interstate Commerce law
affects jackson very seriously so far.
All the special rates have been with
drawn, and the general tariff increased
from five to thirty per cent. Numerous
complaints are heard on account of the
excessive freight charges.
WASHINGTON, April s.-The Inter
State Commerce Commission has APP
pointed E. l.. Pugh, of Alabama, to a
clerkship under that Commission. Pugh
is son of Senator Pugh. This is the
first appointment made by the Commis-
sion
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
INVITED TO CHICAGO.
The President Asked tn Attend . Cattle
mems banquet in November.

The President Asked to Attend . Cattle
mems banquet in November.
WASHINGTON, April S.-A delegation
of cattle dealers waited on the President
this afternoon and invited him to attend
a reunion and banquet of live stock
breeders of the United States, to be held
at Chicago November 8 to 1s, 1887. The
delegation consisted of Dewitt w. Smith,
of Illinois, President of the National Cat
tie Growers Association; Samuel Dysart,
President of the Illinois State Agricul-
tural Society; Mr.. Foster, President Of
the Ohio Valley Cattle Association; Mr..
Curtis, of New York State Board of Ag-
riculture; Alex Seth, of the Maryland
Live Stock Commission; Edward Camp
bell. United States Marshal of Iowa;
Mark w. Durham, of Illinois; Messrs.
ElwoOd and Studebaker, Of Indiana;
Senators Palmer and German and Rep
sentative Springer.
The President thanked them for the
invitation and said that while he had a
great desire to visit the West he could not
very well promise to accept an invita-
tiOn for date so far in the future. His
presence in Chicago in November depend
ed upon the state of public affairs at that
time.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
SHOT HER TRADUCER.
Saw. She Was Compelled to Commit III
Crime to Prove Her Innocence

Saw. She Was Compelled tn Commit The
Crime to Prove Her Innocence.
New York World Special.
ST. PAUL. April 6.-Two stylish-look-
ING younp women accosted a man stand
Jug in front of the Merchants Hotel at >
O'Clock this afternoon, and one OF them
engaged him in conversation. A mo-
ment later the man turned to go away.
when the woman who had been talking
20 him drew a revolver from her pocket,
and placing il close behind his ear fired
a ball into his brain. Her companion
escaped.
The woman who did the shooting
stood still with the pistol in her hand
until she was arrested by an officer who
was near by. The man who was shot
was John Murphy, a Minneapolis barber.
and the woman who shot him is Mrs.
Mary Hegener. Murphy has been in the
employ of her husband.
Mrs. Hegener was not at all excited
hut told her story at the police station in
an unhesitating manner. She said Muir
phy had written letters to her husband
telling him that she had been intimats
with Murphy and other men, Her hus
hand had told her that unless she shot
Murphy he would kill her. She came Il
st. Paul and found Murphy on the
street He refused TO retract what h'
had said and she shot him.
She declares that she is innocent o
Murphy's charges and says she had :.
kill Murphy TO prove her innocence I.
her husband. Murphy will die in a few
hours, as the shot made an ugly hole il
his head through which his brains ar
oozing.
| Mrs.. Hegener is twenty-three year
old, good looking and has always born
q good character Public sympathy
] with heg.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
A TENEMENT FIRE.
Thirteen of the Tenants In HOspital-O
u Child, Dead.

Thirteen Of the Tenants In HOspital-One.
AChild, Dead.
New YORK, April s.-Two hundred
residents of the tenement house No.
12 Essex street, were rendered homeless
Thirteen of them are in hospitals from
burns received at the fire last night, and
one girl of ten years is dead. The fire
broke out in the cellar of the bakery be-
low and spread through the building.
Had there not been fire escapes in front
and rear the loss of life must have been
appalling. Many of those taken to
Bellevue Hospital last night were more
frightened than hurt, but two children
and one adult received probably fatal in
juries. The money loss is comparatively
insignificant.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
MURDER AFTER FORGERY.
The Theory Of the Prosecution in Il
RidenOur Murder Trial.

The Theory Of the Prosecution in the
Kihenour Murder Trial.
WINCHESTER, Va, April s.-The morn
ing's session of court, in the trial OF
Ridencur for killing Bray, was taken up
with an argument by counsel as to ad-
instability of the statement made by
Ridenour at the preliminary trial before
the Justice. Bray's father asked the
prisoner, at that time, who was the Sc
curity on a note Of seventy-five dollars
given by Ridenour to young Bray in pay
ment for horse. RidenOur answered
note. The defence claimed that
the statement was extracted from
RidenOur by a threat Of the magistrate
and by influence brought to bear
upon him. The proof shows that the
note which is before the jury bore the
forged endorsement Of j. Hampton Arm
dOff, now deceased. and it is also i'm evil
dence that ArndOrff could not write.
The court, after a closely contested ar
gument by States Attorney r. +. Byrd
and William X. Alexander. the prisoner 5
counsel. decided that the statement was
admissible.
Experts were on the stand this after
noon to prove that the signature and en-
dOrsement were made by the same party.
Young Bray told his father that he would
not take a note without security. The
theory is that Ridenour forged Arndorff S
name to make the note good and his OBJ
ject in killing Bray was to get possession
of the note. After committing the deed.
while running through the woods, he
dropped it. An effort is being made by
the counsel for the prisoner to exclude
the note as evidence.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
An Entire Family Poisoned.

COLUMBUS, s. C., April s.-A negro
girl employed as servant by DIR. j. p.
Hunter, physician. of Laurens County,
attempted to kill the Doctor and his
family by putting rat poison i'm their
dinner. All who partoOk Of the poisoned
food became violently i'll. but are now
out of danger. The girl fled. but was
captured in Spartanburg and brought
back to Laurens and placed in Jail. She
confessed. saying she was tired Of being
bound out and wanted to kill the entire
family,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
A Pertinent Query.

What have the BIoxham organs 20 say
over the Jones' Bloxham bargain as APP
pears In the Tampa JOarndIf VIII the
Jacksonville Herald and Waldo Adrer-
fiser publish IL I'm full without comment,
Does Il not prove that there was bar.
gain made between these bosses, and u
70. what right can Mr.. Bloxham have 70
the position he Is now seekingy
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
Mnaaacra In HAYtI Feared.

PARIS, April s.-The Government has
ordered a man-of-war, now in West In
dian waters, to proceed Immediately to
Port-Au-Prince to protect Europeans
there, in view of reports of threatened
massacre by Haytians in the event OF
their Government complying with the
demands of Great Britain on account OF
some old claims. Advices received by
the Haytian Legation in Paris from
Port-Au-Prince say the Haytians are
much excited over Great Britain's de-
mand, but deny that they have threat
ened to massacre foreigners.
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Chicago Suspect. Give Boud,.

CHICAGO, April s.-Michael c. Nc
Donald appeared in the Criminal Court
this morning, as surety on the bonds Of
ex- Commissioner Van Pelt and Edward
Mcdonald for $15,OOO and $4,000 respec-
lively. There are ten additional indict-
ments against Van Pelt for conspiracy
and one for bribery. Edward Mcdonald
has six new indictments against him.
Alphonse j. Walker also gave bond to-
day for $4,000. ON an indictment for
conspiracy. Chris Koelling gave bonds
in the sum of ., 900 on his additional con-
spiracy Indictment.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09

NEW YORK, April s.-Business failures
occurring throughout the country during
the last week, as reported to r. q. Dun
& Co.'S Mercantile Agency. number for
the United States, 1873; Canada, p;
total 223; against 223 last week and S59
the week previous. The failures in all
sections Of the country are about to the
average, except in New York city where
assignments number only six. which
were unimportant.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
RIew Out the Gas and Died.

CHICAGO, April s.-Alvin Hill and q.
w. Archibald. the former the son of the
President of the Adams County National
Bank, of Decatur, Ind. and the latter a
dry goods merchant of Pleasant Mills. ar
rived in this city yesterday, and last
night registered at a hotel on West Lake
street. Both went to bed in the same
room and blew out the gas. This morn
ing young Hill was found dead and
Archibald just alive. He was brought
hack to consciousness after an hour =
hard work.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09

RAILWAY. N. j.. April s.-The body of
the murdered girl is still unidentified.
Edison NJ. Hubbard has become a raving
maniac brooding over the muir
der. Last night he left his home in East
Rayway and ran screaming over the gar
dens and fields. At 4 O'Clock this morn
he began shouting ''murder" near Mayor
Daly's house ON Main street. The police
then locked him up in a cell at head
quarters
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
Prohibition Defeated without . DOuh

Prohibition Defeated without q Doubt.
DETROIT, April s.-FrOm all reports
received, the Evening Journal now fig
ures out a majority against Prohibition
at 1876. More complete returns in most
case cut down the Prohibition vote.
In this (Wayne) county, the majority
against the amendment was 22,44, be
ing an increase of several hundred over
former reports. There is now no doubt
that Prohibition has been defeated.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09

LONDON, April s.-The town of Kuty,
in Austrian Gallicia, has been almost
completely destroyed by fire, about one
thousand persons being made homeless.
The fire was of incendiary origin
An explosion of dynamite yesterday
at Taganrog, in Russia, set fire to a row
of houses. The flames spread rapidly,
and before they could be extinguished
one-third of the town had been de-
stroyed.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
joined the Raiiroaid boycott.

CLEVELAND. o.. April s.-The Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
joined the boycott against the West
ern lines, this morning, by issuing a con
fidential circular to its ticket agents in
structing them to turn 10 the wall the
coupons issued of thirty-fo lines.